How many of us are there?

[almostdone]

I think part of it would also have to be how active a collector is. I collect both pre and post war cards. I prefer post-war, mainly because of budget and personal family history, but still have and love pre-war cards.

I probably add 2 to 10 pre war cards a year while adding more like 20 - 30 post war a year. I would consider myself only a casual pre war collector but still a collector none the less.

I also have never attended a show for pre war purchases. Maily because there just aren't that many around this part of the country. But every time I'm in an antique store or auction I am always on the look out for the next "find" in my collection.

If you consider casual collectors then wouldn't the total number increase?

Just my opinion,
Drew

[Leon]

Originally Posted by almostdone

If you consider casual collectors then wouldn't the total number increase?

Just my opinion,
Drew

Depends on if you were counting them to start with . Assuming you weren't then yes, of course. Also, I was just guessing at the number just like others and that was my guess, no more and no less. Heck, if it was 20,000, I wouldn't fall off my rocker....I dunno....just havin' fun talking about it...

[wonkaticket]

Depends on what you call a vintage collector, if you're counting card collectors who also enjoy the occasional T206 or 1933 Goudey amongst his or her 50's 60's shiny stuff I would agree on the 20k number.

If you are talking folks who really on have his or her wheel house in pre-war I would tend to agree with Leon you're talking way less than 20k...

John

[hunterdutchess]

I guess 90% resellers and 10% collectors. Most of the items I sell are listed a week later for a higher bin price. Makes me wonder if only collectors were bidding, I bet we would see a 50%+ price dip.

[carrigansghost]

I know of only 3 prewar collectors residing in Maine.

Rawn

[sportscardpete]

I think New York has a pretty nice population of collectors. Haven't met them personallty but there are soo many people here there's bound to be a few!

[Matthew H]

Leon, if you're not going to count dealer/collectors then the number may be less then ten.

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by wonkaticket

Depends on what you call a vintage collector, if you're counting card collectors who also enjoy the occasional T206 or 1933 Goudey amongst his or her 50's 60's shiny stuff I would agree on the 20k number.

If you are talking folks who really on have his or her wheel house in pre-war I would tend to agree with Leon you're talking way less than 20k...

John

+1

[joeadcock]

I think I'm alone out here. Cant find a one.

Asked at Flea Markets about Prewar cards and the usual answer is "NO" or "wish I did".

One guy who works in my field, I asked him and he said "you gotta have money for those", says he collects only mantle era cards.

[tbob]

What's always been amazing to me is not that there aren't more prewar card collectors in my home state of Arkansas- (3 to my knowledge in the whole state, Mike in Hot Springs, Jerry in Van Buren and myself in Fort Smith) but that there is such a scarcity of prewar collectors in neighboring states, like Oklahoma with cities like Tulsa and Oklahoma City. I know of Kenny Cole and I apologize if I am missing someone else, but you would think there would be some card shops with prewar and a lot more collectors in the area.
(I know there are a couple of ebay sellers who sell prewar cards but are not prewar collectors per se).

[triwak]

Bob, I live in Springfield, MO, and there are ZERO vintage card shops up here. Once, a postwar shop tried to start dabbling in prewar, but it didn't work out. He is now closed. Perhaps, because he was asking ~ $700 for T206 commons???